Fifa has suddenly scheduled The Best Fifa Football Awards 2024 ceremony for Tuesday evening in Qatar, on the eve of the Intercontinental Cup final between Real Madrid and Pachuca. The Merengues can thus celebrate the coronations of Vinicius and Carlo Ancelotti, respectively The Best Player of Fifa 2024 and The Best Coach of Fifa 2024. Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger and Toni Kroos, also winners of the Champions League with Real Madrid , are all part of the Fifa XI of the year. Kylian Mbappé remains at the dock!
Named in two categories, Mbappé made an appearance in the race for the Fifa Player title (logically given to “Vini”, two months after the controversial Ballon d’Or obtained by Rodri), and was not included in the XI of the year. The captain of the French team, scorer of 52 goals last season in all competitions, recently featured in the Fifpro World 11, determined by the vote of players around the world. But this time he was beaten by Vinicius, Erling Haaland and Lamine Yamal during the Internet users’ vote for the 2024 Fifa XI.
Mbappé absent, Saliba in the eleven!
Another player from the France team is in this team of the year: William Saliba! The central defender is being rewarded for his superb season with Arsenal in the Premier League. He thus accompanies Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger and Ruben Dias in the defensive sector (there could be 4 defenders or 4 midfielders but not 4 attackers).
Mike Maignan and Eduardo Camavinga were the two other French internationals selected by Fifa.
